After breaking open the special door on Christmas Eve, Francis stopped at the threshold to pray briefly in silence as the ...

The Holy Doors are located within the basilicas and are ceremoniously sealed shut from the inside at the end of each Jubilee year, to only be opened again at the official ceremony for the start of ...

Pope Francis will use a ceremonial hammer to open a sealed door at the Vatican to mark the beginning of a jubilee, or a holy year. It’s a special ritual, but contrary to the post, it’s not a ...